9) Health and Safety

Question 1

Describe the hieracy of controls

Answer 1

• Elimination
• Substitution
• Engineering controls
• Administrative controls
• PPE

Question 2

What 4 types of risk exist in the Police?

Answer 2

Strategic (“our business)
Organisational (across business groups)
Operational
Portfolio

Question 3

Active risk management

The three lines

Answer 3

First line: all Police - ID risks
Second line: managers - monitor and oversee
Third line: auditors - maintain overview of the Police control environment

Question 4

Risk management process

5 steps/2 processes

Answer 4

Steps:
1) Establish context
2) ID risk
3) Analyse risk impact
4) Evaluate
5) Take action

Process:
1) communicate/consult
2) monitor/review

Question 5

What is your primary duty of care at work?

Section 36

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Answer 5

Primary responsibility for people’s health and safety.

Must take all reasonably practicable steps to:
1) Consider what is possible in your circumstances to improve H&S
2) Of the possible actions, consider what is reasonable